Assessing the Locomotor and Object Control Skill Levels of Basic Pupils in Ghana: The Role of Physical Education
Table 1.
Locomotor and Object control skill levels of pupilsLocomotorSkills
| Locomotor Skills |
|
|
| S/N |
Item |
Never |
Rarely |
Often |
Always |
|
|
| 1 |
Move arms in position to leg elbow bent |
1(1.7%) |
9(15.0%) |
28(46.7%) |
22(36.7%) |
|
| 2 |
Bend arm and lift arms to waist level at take off |
1(1.7%) |
12(20.0%) |
33(55.0%) |
14(23.3%) |
|
| 3 |
Take off on one foot and land on the opposite foot |
5(5%) |
15(25%) |
26(43%) |
16(26.7%) |
|
| 4 |
Bend arms and lift it to waist level whiles galloping |
2(3.4%) |
16(26.7%) |
32(53.3%) |
10(16.7%) |
|
| 5 |
Move arms and bend elbows in opposition to legs whiles running |
3(5.0%) |
16(26.7%) |
26(43.3%) |
15(25.0%) |
|
| Object control skill |
|
|
| 6 |
Contact a ball with one hand about belt level |
7(11.7%) |
25(41.7%) |
16(26.7%) |
12(20.0%) |
|
| 7 |
Push a ball repeatedly downwards from waist level |
9(15%) |
26(43.3%) |
21(35.0%) |
4(6.7%) |
|
| 8 |
Catch or receive a ball thrown to them |
18(30%) |
9(15%) |
9(15%) |
24(40%) |
|
| 9 |
Extend arms whiles reaching for a ball thrown to them |
1(1.7%) |
11(18.3%) |
32(53.3%) |
16(26.7%) |
|
| 10 |
Push ball with finger tips without slapping |
5(8.3%) |
27(45%) |
22(36.7%) |
6(10%) |
|
|
Source: Field Data, 2019
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